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This is not TeaWhen Your Yoga Teacher is on Prozac (with Sarah Ezrin)**CONTENT WARNING** This episode of This Is Not Tea contains discussions of drug addiction, disordered eating and body dysmorphia. Please take care while listening.
This week, Ashley and Tamika are thrilled to welcome long-time friend and ally, Sarah Ezrin to the podcast! Sarah is a prominent figure in the yoga and wellness community, and author of the book ‘The Yoga of Parenting’.
In this ongoing conversation, Tamika and Ashley sit down with Sarah to find out what fueled Sarah with the necessary audacity to come out and talk openly about her mental health issues...2025-06-061h 25This is not TeaPeace is not a PlaceThis week Tamika and Ashley are flying solo and exploring the complexities of the Ego, the value of learning from an experienced teacher, and the downsides to assuming that “all folk are kinfolk”. They also discuss the idea that Peace is resilient and doesn’t require us to be in a particular Place to achieve it — rather it’s a state of being.
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High gratitude to Pixel Punisher for the bea2025-05-151h 10This is not TeaRadiance and Creativity from a Rested Place with Tracee StanleyIn this episode, Tamika and Ashley welcome to the show welcome to the show the incomparable radiant rest queen, teacher and founder of Empowered Life Circle, Tracee Stanley.
Tracee Stanley is the author of the bestselling book Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity and The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices & Rituals to Remember Who You Are (Shambhala Publications). Tracee is the founder of Empowered Life Circle, a sacred community and portal of practices, rituals, and Tantric teachings inspired by more than 28 years of studentship in Sri Vidya Tantra and the teachings of the...2025-04-171h 01This is not TeaThis is Not a Minstrel Show with Shawn J. MooreIn this conversation with sound therapist and yoga educator, Shawn J. Moore, Tamika and Ashley delve into cultural identity, healing practices, and sound therapies while navigating exoticism, tokenism, and appropriation. They also discuss recontextualizing healing practices, and the importance of understanding the roles of representation, privilege, and intersectionality within the healing spaces.
Dive into this honest conversation to explore collective expansion, and self-actualization, and more.
Find all things Shawn Moore at his website ShawnJMoore.com and on Instagram.
Buy his new book, Sound is my Sanctuary to go beyond the surface of sound...2025-03-071h 07This is not TeaSelf Care Practices within Systems of OppressionHow do we care deeply for ourselves when we're operating in an environment with oppression baked in? Tamika & Ashley discuss the 8 Types of Self Care as described by Scottsdale Recovery Center and how they've found self care practices that might help navigate problematic systems.
Read the article: https://scottsdalerecovery.com/embracing-holistic-self-care-8-types-of-self-care-for-lasting-wellness/#:~:text=By%20embracing%20the%20eight%20types,towards%20lasting%20wellness%20and%20sobriety.
2024-10-051h 08This is not Tea"We don't talk about that here."In this episode, we discuss the masking and code-switching required to work in a studio. Can we show up as our full selves? If so, how do we navigate applying liberation philosophy to the realities of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ life?
2024-09-131h 16This is not TeaPredators, Praise, and ProtectionIn this episode, Tamika and Ashley discuss the ubiquitous predatory behavior in the Yoga community, which, mimics so many other spaces of trust in which power and position are at play. There is no discussion of explicit or specific behaviors, but if these topics are triggering, please be advised.
2024-09-071h 05This is not TeaSEO Killed YogaWhat does the wellness world look like when it's run by marketing departments and tech bros? In this episode, Tamika and Ashley discuss how the search engine optimization (getting found in Google) and social media are informing what we see, who teaches, and how wellness, specifically yoga, are being shifted into something nearly unrecognizable.
2024-08-2650 minThis is not TeaDon’t Touch My Hair.Is the new landscape of yoga modern day sharecropping? When is it okay to touch a Black woman’s hair? What’s the difference between tokenizing and culture-shifting?
In this episode, Tamika & Ashley talk about the tokenism, exoticism and commodification they've experienced inside and outside of wellness spaces.
Whether or not you care about yoga, there is something in it for you.2024-08-1653 minThis is not TeaBig Backs and Yoga MatsIn this episode, Tamika and Ashley discuss fatphobia and the lie of sameness in Yogalandia and off the mat. They also offer some hope for the future. in Yogalandia and off the mat. They also offer some hope for the future.
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Practice with Tamika & Ashley at Ashe...2024-08-0834 min